After showing off appliances on its stand at the 2014 International CES and talking up the future of the “Cloud Home”, TCL has revealed that it will launch whitegoods into the Australian market in 2014. The news will see the ...
Tags: TCL, LED TV, Ultra High Definition, Nick Redmond
REI's Private Brands division, which is the largest source of apparel and equipment sold by the U.S outdoor retailer, has committed to using only 100 percent bluesign-certified fabrics by the time it launches its 2018 product lines. ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Supermarket contemplated the acquisition six months ago in a bid to refresh its stores. Tesco considered making a bid for mother and baby retailer Mothercare, reports RetailWeek. The supermarket contemplated the acquisition six months ...
Tags: Toys, Supermarket Toys
The Clymb, the online retailer of outdoor and active lifestyle gear, apparel and adventure travel, is bolstering its executive team with the addition of Chief Marketing Officer, Tom Vogl. Vogl brings years of experience in both tech and ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
The Target credit and debit card and personal information breach, which last week was revealed to have affected more consumers than originally thought and which may be linked to attacks on other retailers, is expected to prompt U.S. ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Security, Protection, Target credit card, debit card
Hydrapak said it has doubled the size of its headquarters in Oakland, CA in anticipation a new deal with REI will boost demand for its SoftFlask, reservoir, and insulated bottle products. The expansion comes on the heels of Hydrapak's new ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
True Fit announced that it will partner with Hudson’s Bay and Lord & Taylor to offer True Fit’s patented fit personalization technology to consumers at TheBay.com and LordandTaylor.com. True Fit is a big data technology company ...
American Eagle Outfitters and Shopkick, the most widely used real-world shopping app, announced plans to launch shopBeacon in 100 top-performing American Eagle Outfitters and Aerie stores across the country. Shopkick's shopBeacon is the ...
MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) is a step closer to establishing its second retail store in the greater Toronto area after the North York Municipal Council recommended Jan. 15 that the MEC-owned site at 784 Sheppard Avenue East be rezoned to ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Coop selected the paperboard material Invercote Bio, a virgin-fibre-based board coated with bioplastic for its own-brand frozen berries, investing in this higher-priced base material for environmental reasons. The result is better for the ...
Tags: Compostable Bioplastic Packaging, superior environmental properties
On this day, from the pages of Appliance Retailer: Wednesday 17 January 2007 In the week leading up to Australia Day, barbecue brand Everdure decided to pursue a new retail channel: butchers. In partnership with the Meat & Livestock ...
Tags: BBQ, MLA, ballot sheet, Day Party
Attune Consulting, a premier global solutions provider to the fashion and lifestyle industries, shared the top four technology advances to expect from retail mobile point of sale (POS) solutions over the next 12-18 months. According to ...
Tags: POS, IHL Group, Stibo System, Attune Consult
Sears Canada Inc. announced that the Company has entered into an agreement with third party vendor IBM to externally reassign the work currently performed at three internal Sears Customer Contact Centres. The move to a third party will ...
Tags: Sears Canada Inc, IBM, Doug Campbell, Direct channel
BBC TV's Fake Britain programme - highlighting the illegal and unsafe mattresses on sale through major high street retailers - has catapulted the National Bed Federation's (NBF) new Code of Practice and Mark of Approval into the limelight. ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
As part of Quick Step's "Long Live Style" campaign, the brand will be flooring the official "Trends Hub" during the upcoming Surfaces flooring tradeshow. The Trends Hub space is designed to serve as an inspirational presentation of the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, floor